1 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:42,280 This week on the Computer Chronicles, the 10th annual Computer Bowl. 2 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:46,720 We'll take you to Boston where the overachieving techies from the East Coast take on the stock 3 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:51,440 option geeks from the West Coast to see who knows more about the trivia of computers and 4 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:52,440 the Internet. 5 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,900 Cheers star John Ratzenberger joins me as co-host. 6 00:00:55,900 --> 00:01:00,400 The contestants for the West Coast include Netscape's Mark Andreessen, New York Times 7 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,920 columnist Denise Caruso, and the chairman of Intuit, Scott Cook. 8 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:09,160 The East Coast team includes the president of the Software Publishers Association, Ken 9 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:14,680 Walsh, Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, and Robert Ziff of Guess Who? 10 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:19,440 Guest questioners include VisiCalc inventor Dan Bricklin, whoops, there goes one answer, 11 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,720 and Gwen Bell, co-founder of the Computer Museum. 12 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:28,760 The 10th annual Computer Bowl from Boston, next on the Computer Chronicles. 13 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:33,080 Computer Chronicles is made possible in part by SoftSource Incorporated, publishers of 14 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:40,360 Pro1's Mathematics Tutor in a Box for school year 98-99, including six CDs and workbook. 15 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:46,800 And by Z Auction, the live online shopping experience. 16 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:51,440 Additional funding from PC Connection and Mac Connection, the catalog and online superstore 17 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:58,560 with PC and Mac products, toll-free technical support, and overnight delivery. 18 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:04,880 And by Windows Magazine, delivering desktop, enterprise, and internet computing news, reviews, 19 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:10,720 features, and how-tos for a Windows world, because the world runs on Windows. 20 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:24,720 I'd like to introduce you to tonight's master of ceremonies. 21 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,080 Like to introduce the master of ceremonies for tonight. 22 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:32,120 He is the host of the Computer Chronicles and the Computer Bowl show. 23 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:33,640 Please welcome Stuart Chappé. 24 00:02:33,640 --> 00:02:36,400 Thank you very much. 25 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,360 Good to see you. 26 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:44,600 All right, let's have a nice round of applause, actually, for our Computer Bowl ensemble you've 27 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:45,600 been listening to. 28 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,600 It is the Mike Renne Band. 29 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:58,080 All right, ladies and gentlemen, this is the 10th annual Computer Bowl. 30 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,960 Over the first nine years, I'm sorry to say the score has actually been a bit lopsided. 31 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,320 The West Coast has won six times. 32 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,960 The East Coast has won three times. 33 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,960 So you folks here in Boston, I think you ought to cheer a little bit, encourage your guys 34 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:10,960 back there. 35 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:11,960 You need a little help. 36 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:19,400 And just so you all here in Boston know, out on the West Coast, we have a live audience 37 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,920 also at Mother Field in Mountain View, California, watching this with a live satellite feed. 38 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:27,120 You guys out there, I assume you ought to be clapping and cheering on your West Coast 39 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:28,640 guys who are backstage right now. 40 00:03:28,640 --> 00:03:30,200 So let's assume they're clapping. 41 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,400 So a little sportsmanship here. 42 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:39,160 All right, by the way, this 10th annual Computer Bowl is being webcast live through the courtesy 43 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:40,160 of Sun Microsystems. 44 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,840 It also is going to be archived on the web. 45 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:49,320 You'll be able to access the Computer Bowl webcast at computerbowl.org, at sun.com, and 46 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:50,320 at graham.com. 47 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:56,840 Now, as you know, this annual Computer Bowl is a serious battle of wits, a battle of computer 48 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:01,560 trivia to see whether it is the techies on the East Coast or those geeks on the West 49 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,320 Coast who know more about the history and the events and the people of the computer 50 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:06,320 industry. 51 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:11,400 And the winners of this 10th annual Computer Bowl will be crowned as always super sages 52 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:12,400 of cyberspace. 53 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,040 So we're going to get right to it. 54 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,840 Representing the West Coast, the reigning champions are the Senior Vice President for 55 00:04:18,840 --> 00:04:19,840 Product Development and Etscape, Mark Andreessen. 56 00:04:19,840 --> 00:04:20,840 The Chairman of the Tuix, Scott Cook. 57 00:04:20,840 --> 00:04:21,840 The President of the Board of Directors, Bill Gates. 58 00:04:21,840 --> 00:04:22,840 And the President of the Board of Trustees, Bill Gates. 59 00:04:22,840 --> 00:04:32,160 The Chairman of the Tuix, Scott Cook. 60 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:39,160 The President and CEO of Storm Technology, Bill Krause. 61 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:40,160 The Chairman and CEO of Starwave, Mike Slade. 62 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:41,160 And the Captain of the West Coast Team, Technology Columnist for the New York Times, Denise Caruso. 63 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:59,720 So we've got the Cowboys on the West, who will we see on the East? 64 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,760 All right, for the East Coast, the challengers, the President of... 65 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:03,760 Take it off. 66 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:04,760 The President of Yo-Yo Dine, please welcome Seth Govans. 67 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:11,760 Personal Technology Columnist for the Wall Street Journal, Walt Mossberg. 68 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:23,760 The President of the Software Publishers Association, Ken Walsh. 69 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:40,360 The President of Ziff Brothers Investments, Robert Ziff. 70 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,880 And now the Captain of the East Coast Team, he's Executive Vice President for Strategy 71 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:53,720 at Lotus Development Corporation, welcome Mike Zisman. 72 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:58,720 So it's the Cowboys versus the Patriots in Computer Bowl 10. 73 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,720 It's gonna be Hollywood Henderson. 74 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,720 All right, it is my great pleasure now to introduce my... 75 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:08,320 Well, actually, before I do that, you know, we have learned over past years that a lot 76 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:12,360 of times these guys are very competitive and they argue sometimes about the correct answers 77 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:13,740 to these questions. 78 00:06:13,740 --> 00:06:18,120 So we have with us tonight two expert judges who are going to rule very quickly, I hope, 79 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,880 on any disputed answers, any fights we get into here. 80 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,840 So please welcome our two distinguished judges. 81 00:06:22,840 --> 00:06:25,520 We have Andy Cunningham of Cunningham Communications. 82 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:26,520 Where's Andy? 83 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:34,400 And Dan Bricklin of Trellis Corporation. 84 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:38,400 Now it is indeed my pleasure to introduce my co-host for tonight's Computer Bowl. 85 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:42,600 He is a native New Englander, by the way, so look out for any East Coast bias here, 86 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,160 guys, be on the lookout. 87 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,160 He is known as a trivia buff. 88 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:47,880 He is, in fact, a computer enthusiast. 89 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:54,000 In fact, he has designed and developed a groundbreaking secure website in association with Anderson 90 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:59,440 Consulting to enable diabetes researchers to talk to each other and to share their work. 91 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,400 He is also a prolific producer and writer and director. 92 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:07,160 He has appeared as an actor in many television series and movies, including Gandhi, Star 93 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,860 Wars, Murphy Brown, and Toy Story. 94 00:07:09,860 --> 00:07:15,360 You have probably seen him recently on television as the Pitney Bowes man, and you no doubt 95 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,480 all know him as a regular at a local bar right around here called Cheers. 96 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:20,480 Please welcome John Ratzenberger. 97 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:21,480 Thank you, everyone. 98 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:22,480 Thank you. 99 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:23,480 Thanks. 100 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:24,480 This is Boston, isn't it? 101 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:25,480 Yeah. 102 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:26,480 Thank you. 103 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:27,480 Thank you. 104 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:28,480 Very nice of you. 105 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:29,480 All right, ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to introduce our next guest. 106 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:56,480 When I was a young guy, way back long ago when they had steam run computers, a friend 107 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:00,720 of mine were on our front porch and one of the local egghead kids were walking by and 108 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:01,720 we started making fun of him. 109 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,720 We were going, hey, hey, hey, four eyes, all that. 110 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:08,560 After that, my father came on and said, listen, son, I want you to remember one thing. 111 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:13,240 Never make fun of the nerds because someday you're going to be working for them. 112 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:14,240 So what do you say, boss? 113 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:15,240 It's called the revenge of the nerds. 114 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:23,240 All right, ladies and gentlemen, hackers of all ages, get ready for computer ball. 115 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:26,480 We're going to start with the rules of the game. 116 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:27,480 The rules of the game, by the way, have already been explained to both teams. 117 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:28,480 So panelists, start your brains. 118 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:29,480 And John, I want you to get going and ask question number one. 119 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:30,480 Number one. 120 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:31,480 Okay, here we go. 121 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:32,480 The blockbuster movie Titanic made extensive use of computer-generated effects, including 122 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:33,480 computer-generated people. 123 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:34,480 And some of the scenes of the movie have asked number of people were in fact computer-generated. 124 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:35,480 What is the greatest number of computer-generated characters that are seen on the screen at 125 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:36,480 one time? 126 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:37,480 Is it 50, 100, 500, or 1,000? 127 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:38,480 All right. 128 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:39,480 All right. 129 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:40,480 All right. 130 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:41,480 All right. 131 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:42,480 All right. 132 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:43,480 All right. 133 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:44,480 All right. 134 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:45,480 All right. 135 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:46,480 All right. 136 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:47,480 All right. 137 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:48,480 All right. 138 00:08:48,480 --> 00:09:06,360 All right. 139 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:11,480 Second question, paper. 140 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:15,480 but an organization called the Portable Rechargeable Battery Association. 141 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:16,480 Ha! 142 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:17,480 Ha ha ha ha! 143 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,480 You haven't heard of it? 144 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:22,480 There's people with a lot of time on their hands, huh? 145 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:23,480 Ha ha ha ha! 146 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,480 It's like the PRBA. 147 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:30,480 They apparently want the FAA to prohibit airline passengers from doing that, recharging their batteries. 148 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:31,480 Why? 149 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,480 That's a serious question. The answer is Scott. 150 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:39,480 Because they claim there are some problems that could include malfunction or even fire by, because different batteries. 151 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:42,480 Fire is close enough. They're worried about a fire. Very good. 152 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:44,480 We have 10 points over here at the West. 153 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:46,480 Somebody is in the lead. John, go. 154 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:49,480 Okay. Most every PC keyboard has a tab key. 155 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:52,480 Tab in its abbreviation for what word? 156 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,480 All right. Who was it? Scott? 157 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:55,480 Tabular. 158 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:56,480 Yes, Scott? 159 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:57,480 Tabular. 160 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:58,480 Tabulator is right. 161 00:09:58,480 --> 00:09:59,480 We have 10 points over here. 162 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:00,480 All right. 163 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:04,480 The Amiga computer disappeared from the U.S. market some years ago, but in 1997, 164 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,480 Amiga Technologies was purchased by a major... 165 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:08,480 Ken Walsh? 166 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:09,480 Ken Walsh? 167 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,480 Samsung computers. 168 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:12,480 That is not correct. 169 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,480 Hold it. They interrupted. 170 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,480 So you guys get a chance to answer. 171 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:17,480 You lose 10 points. 172 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:18,480 John will finish the question. 173 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,480 Somebody has to buzz in for the right answer. 174 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:21,480 Finish it, John. 175 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,480 And you have to give me five bucks later, too. 176 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:24,480 All right. 177 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:28,480 Amiga Technologies was purchased by a major American computer company. 178 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:29,480 Who bought Amiga? 179 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,480 Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, or IBM? 180 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:34,480 Who's going to buzz? 181 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:35,480 All right. I see it. 182 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:36,480 Okay. Sorry, I didn't hear it. 183 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:37,480 Mark? 184 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:38,480 Gateway is correct. 185 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,480 Another 10 points over here. 186 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:41,480 All right. 187 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,480 Now, during the course of this computer bowl, 188 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,480 we're going to be bringing guest questioners in from the computer industry 189 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:50,480 to ask you about little bits of trivia which are of particular interest to them. 190 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,480 Our first question tonight comes from David Flashen. 191 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,480 He is president and CEO of Thompson Financial Services. 192 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,480 Here is his question. 193 00:10:58,480 --> 00:10:59,480 You'll see it up here. 194 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:05,480 On October 28, 1997, the industry's electronic trading network, Oasis, 195 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:11,480 helped the New York Stock Exchange process a record 1.2 billion shares. 196 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:16,480 The most heavily traded stocks on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ 197 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,480 were both technology companies. 198 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:22,480 What companies were they? 199 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:23,480 Michael? 200 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:26,480 Compaq and Microsoft. 201 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,480 That is not correct. 202 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:29,480 Sorry. 203 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:30,480 Compaq was right. 204 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,480 Compaq was in on the New York Stock Exchange. 205 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,480 It was Intel on the NASDAQ. 206 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,480 Sorry. 207 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,480 All right. 208 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:39,480 Let's go to our next question, John. 209 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:40,480 All right. 210 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:43,480 Windows may be the most popular operating system for PCs, 211 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:48,480 but there is another operating system out there. 212 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,480 Hey, I'm a Mac guy. 213 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:52,480 Uh-oh. 214 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:53,480 Uh-oh. 215 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,480 Uh-oh. 216 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,480 How's that Epsilon running, Kurt? 217 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:00,480 It's the G3, the sports model. 218 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,480 Windows may be the most popular operating system for PCs, 219 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,480 but there is another operating system out there that is distributed free 220 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:09,480 and has been called the most sophisticated PC operating system. 221 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:10,480 All right. 222 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:11,480 Mark Andreessen? 223 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:12,480 Linux. 224 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:13,480 Linux is correct. 225 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:14,480 Guys are sharp. 226 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:15,480 All right. 227 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,480 Didn't even have to tell them about Finland. 228 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:18,480 All right. 229 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:19,480 So we're going to go to our bonus round. 230 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,480 We have four bonus round questions during the course of this game, 231 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:23,480 two for each side. 232 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:25,480 Let me explain the rules for our bonus round questions. 233 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:27,480 We're going to begin with the West Coast first. 234 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:31,480 Let me tell you the category is languages used on the Web, okay? 235 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,480 And you can wager your points. 236 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:36,480 Ten a question, 20 a question, up to 30 a question. 237 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,480 It's the same for each of the three questions. 238 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,480 How much do you want to go for? 239 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:43,480 You've actually got 40 points on the scoreboard, but you can borrow. 240 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:45,480 We'll just do 10. 241 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:46,480 Ten points. 242 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:47,480 All right. 243 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:48,480 Here is question number one. 244 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:53,480 English is the most common language used on worldwide Web pages. 245 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,480 According to Alice Research and the Internet Society, 246 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,480 as of the end of last year, 247 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:03,480 what percentage of all Web pages in the world were in English? 248 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,480 And I'll accept an answer within 5% of the correct answer. 249 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:07,480 You can consult. 250 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,480 Denise, you're the only one who can answer. 251 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:16,480 What percentage of all the Web pages in the world are in the English language? 252 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:20,480 And I need an answer within 5% of the correct number. 253 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,480 And your time is just about up. 254 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:25,480 Denise, what do you think? 255 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:26,480 85. 256 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:27,480 You're right on. 257 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:28,480 Very good. 258 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,480 Woo-hoo! 259 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,480 You guys are hot. 260 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:34,480 All right. 261 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:35,480 Here we go. 262 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:37,480 Now, English, as we just heard, is the most common language on the Web. 263 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:41,480 Which language ranks number two in its multiple choice, actually? 264 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,480 Is it French, Chinese, German, or Russian? 265 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:44,480 Which is number two? 266 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:48,480 French, Chinese, German, or Russian? 267 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:54,480 What is the second most popular language on Web pages? 268 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:55,480 Next, English. 269 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:56,480 Denise, the answer is? 270 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:57,480 German. 271 00:13:57,480 --> 00:13:58,480 Very good. 272 00:13:58,480 --> 00:13:59,480 Another 10 points. 273 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:00,480 All right. 274 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,480 Well, guess what the third question is. 275 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:06,480 What is the third most common language used on Internet Web pages? 276 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,480 And you don't need any multiple choices anymore. 277 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:17,480 What is the third most common language used on Web pages? 278 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:18,480 All right. 279 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:19,480 Time is up. 280 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:20,480 Denise, it is? 281 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:21,480 Chinese. 282 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:22,480 Wrong. 283 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:23,480 It was Japanese. 284 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:24,480 Good try. 285 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:25,480 Okay. 286 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:27,480 No, no, it was not a multiple choice question. 287 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:28,480 Remember? 288 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:29,480 No, no, no, no, no, no. 289 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:30,480 I told you that. 290 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:31,480 I told you that. 291 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:32,480 These guys are, these guys are. 292 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:33,480 Yes, you lost 10 for getting that wrong. 293 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:34,480 That's the way it works. 294 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:35,480 All right. 295 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:36,480 You guys are tough, John. 296 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:37,480 I'm sorry. 297 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:38,480 Maybe we should have Marm wrestle the other day. 298 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:39,480 We just get out of here. 299 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:40,480 All right. 300 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:41,480 Go, John. 301 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:42,480 What's the next question? 302 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:43,480 All right. 303 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:50,480 The sci-fi movie Lost in Space is a big hit this year, thanks to some whiz-bang high-tech 304 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:51,480 effects. 305 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:56,480 Now, it's based on an original TV series which featured a character called Robbie the Robot. 306 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:58,480 We all know and love Robbie, I remember. 307 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:03,480 In the original TV series, what microprocessor was used inside Robbie the Robot? 308 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:07,480 Robbie the Robot in the original Lost in Space. 309 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:09,480 No hints for the peanut gallery. 310 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:10,480 Bill Krauss. 311 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:11,480 I'm sorry? 312 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:12,480 That's all right. 313 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:13,480 Bill? 314 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:14,480 The 8088. 315 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:19,480 I hate to embarrass you, but there were no microprocessors in the early 1960s when Robbie 316 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:21,480 the Robot was on. 317 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:22,480 No answer. 318 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,480 The answer is none. 319 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:25,480 The answer is none. 320 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:26,480 I'm done. 321 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:27,480 All right. 322 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:28,480 Yes. 323 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:29,480 Trick question. 324 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:30,480 Trick question. 325 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:31,480 What can you do? 326 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,480 But now, of course, Robbie is bundled with Windows 98. 327 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:34,480 Of course. 328 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:35,480 All right. 329 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,480 Our next celebrity question is going to be on video again. 330 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:41,480 This will be from Dan Bricklin, one of our judges, but also one of our guest questioners. 331 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:45,480 He, of course, is founder and chief technology officer of Trellix Corporation. 332 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,480 Here's the question. 333 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:53,480 Eric Allman wrote a piece of software called SendMail, which is now used to deliver most 334 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,480 of the Internet's email. 335 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:59,480 The latest version of SendMail includes anti-spamming features. 336 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,480 When was the first version of SendMail written? 337 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:03,480 All right. 338 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:05,480 Mike thinks he knows. 339 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:07,480 1968. 340 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:08,480 1968. 341 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:13,480 That is wrong, and we did not get to complete the question, so you guys are going to get 342 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,480 to hear the multiple choices. 343 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,480 So can we play the question again, please? 344 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:23,480 Eric Allman wrote a piece of software called SendMail, which is now used to deliver most 345 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:25,480 of the Internet's email. 346 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:29,480 The latest version of SendMail includes anti-spamming features. 347 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,480 When was the first version of SendMail written? 348 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:40,480 Was it in 1993, in 1989, 1985, or 1981? 349 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:42,480 Wes has to buzz in on that. 350 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:43,480 He has to buzz. 351 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,480 All right, go ahead, Mark. 352 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:46,480 1985. 353 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:47,480 That is wrong. 354 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:48,480 The answer is 1981. 355 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:49,480 1981. 356 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,480 All right, we have time for one more question in this round, John. 357 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:53,480 Go ahead. 358 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:54,480 All right. 359 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:58,480 In the classic text adventure computer game Zork, you're occasionally told it is pitch 360 00:16:58,480 --> 00:16:59,480 black. 361 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,480 When it happens, what is likely to happen to you? 362 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:06,480 Will you be attacked by a troll, fall down a well, be attacked by a dragon, or be eaten 363 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:07,480 by a grue? 364 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,480 All right, who played this game? 365 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:10,480 Robert? 366 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:11,480 Eaten by a grue. 367 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:12,480 Eaten by a grue is right. 368 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:13,480 Okay, 10 points for these. 369 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:21,480 All right, when we get down to the serious stuff, you guys know what you're talking about. 370 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,480 All right, it's the end of round one. 371 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:24,480 West Coast, 50. 372 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,480 East Coast, negative 10. 373 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:42,480 Okay, we're ready to go. 374 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:43,480 You ready, John? 375 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:44,480 I was born ready, Stuart. 376 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:50,480 All right, we are ready for round two of Computer Bowl 10. 377 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,480 Score again, it's now actually 50 points over here, minus 10. 378 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:56,480 Is something good happening for you guys during the break? 379 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:57,480 I don't know. 380 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:58,480 50 to minus 10, give them the first question, John. 381 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:02,480 All right, there is some debate as to whether or not there is life forms on Mars, but there 382 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,480 are now several microprocessors on Mars. 383 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:08,480 How many microprocessors are currently on the surface of Mars? 384 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,480 Is it 2, 5, 10, or 100? 385 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:11,480 Good question. 386 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:13,480 All right, it looks like, Robert? 387 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:14,480 Five. 388 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:15,480 Five? 389 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:16,480 That is not the correct answer. 390 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,480 I don't know why I thought it was five. 391 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,480 There are two, one on the Pathfinder, one on the Rover, actually. 392 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:23,480 So there are two microprocessors on Mars. 393 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,480 Let's move on to the next question, John. 394 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:26,480 That's a Range Rover. 395 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:30,480 All right, two Stanford graduates created one of the most successful Internet companies 396 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:31,480 called Yahoo. 397 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:33,480 Can you name them both? 398 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,480 All right, Michael. 399 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,480 Jerry Yang and... 400 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:38,480 That was the easy one. 401 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:39,480 All right. 402 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:43,480 His last name is Filo, F-I-L-O, and his first name is... 403 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:45,480 Judges, what do you say? 404 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:46,480 Mr. Filo. 405 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:48,480 Come on, we got Filo. 406 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:50,480 What do you say, judges? 407 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:51,480 Jeff. 408 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:52,480 Lou. 409 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:53,480 Ziki. 410 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:54,480 Judges, I need an answer. 411 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:55,480 Come on. 412 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:56,480 Yeah, how many guys named Filo? 413 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:57,480 All right, yes. 414 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:58,480 There you go. 415 00:18:58,480 --> 00:18:59,480 David. 416 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:00,480 David Filo. 417 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:01,480 David Filo. 418 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:02,480 All right, you were close enough on that one. 419 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:03,480 All right, John, get the next one. 420 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:04,480 All right. 421 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:05,480 Now, hey, no booing here. 422 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:06,480 Come on, he's a very sensitive technology guy. 423 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:07,480 Most people have heard of IBM's chess-playing software called Deep Blue, but there's also 424 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:08,480 a world champion checkers player program. 425 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:09,480 What's it called? 426 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:10,480 Is it Chinook, Alberta, Checker King, or... 427 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:11,480 I don't know. 428 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:12,480 I don't know. 429 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:13,480 I don't know. 430 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:14,480 I don't know. 431 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:15,480 I don't know. 432 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:16,480 I don't know. 433 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:21,480 I don't know. 434 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:22,480 What is the name of... 435 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:23,480 Yes, Robert. 436 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:24,480 Jumpmaster. 437 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:25,480 No, that is not right. 438 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:26,480 Not right either. 439 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:27,480 That's the parachute program. 440 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:28,480 It is Chinook. 441 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:29,480 All right, next one, John. 442 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:30,480 All righty. 443 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:31,480 What is the common Internet term for a person who reads the messages in a news group but 444 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:32,480 never... 445 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:33,480 Lark? 446 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:34,480 Lurker. 447 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:35,480 Lurker is right. 448 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:36,480 Ten points over here. 449 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:37,480 That was an easy one. 450 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:38,480 All right, we have our next celebrity question on video from our next guest. 451 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:39,480 All right, here we go. 452 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:40,480 All right, here we go. 453 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:41,480 All right, here we go. 454 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:42,480 All right, here we go. 455 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:43,480 All right, here we go. 456 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:44,480 All right, here we go. 457 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:45,480 All right, here we go. 458 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:46,480 What is the common Internet term for a person who reads the messages in a news group but 459 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:47,480 never... 460 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:48,480 Dynamolar. 461 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:49,480 Donderayer, I think. 462 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:50,480 So what word though, all right? 463 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:51,480 Donderayer, Donderayer, Donderiader, that is what it is. 464 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:52,480 All right, when we are done... 465 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:53,480 Donderayer. 466 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:54,480 All right, we have our next celebrity question on video from Randy Vatican, Corporate Vice 467 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:55,480 President and ISD General Manager with Motorola. 468 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:56,480 Here is Randy's question for you. 469 00:19:56,480 --> 00:20:01,320 The Motorola cable modem provides up to 10 megabits per second to a user on a PC. 470 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,520 How many times faster is that than a 56K modem? 471 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:10,880 Is it 8 times faster, 26 times faster, 178 times faster or 256 times faster? 472 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:15,020 178 times faster or 256 times faster? 473 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:16,820 All right, who can do long division here? 474 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:17,820 Robert? 475 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:18,820 178. 476 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:19,820 Sorry? 477 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:20,820 178. 478 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:21,820 Correct. 479 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:22,820 All right, well done. 480 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:25,820 All right, we're back to zero. 481 00:20:25,900 --> 00:20:26,820 That's progress. 482 00:20:26,900 --> 00:20:27,820 Go, John. 483 00:20:27,900 --> 00:20:28,820 All righty, rocking right along. 484 00:20:28,900 --> 00:20:30,840 In a famous sci-fi movie, 485 00:20:30,900 --> 00:20:32,840 the following line is spoken, 486 00:20:32,900 --> 00:20:34,840 My instructor was Mr. Langley, 487 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:36,840 and he taught me to sing a song. 488 00:20:36,900 --> 00:20:38,840 If you'd like to hear it, I can sing it for you. 489 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:40,820 Who spoke that line? 490 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:41,820 What were the sci-fi fans there, Mike? 491 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:42,820 Hal. 492 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:43,820 In 2001. 493 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:44,820 Absolutely, Hal. 494 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:45,820 All right. 495 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:46,820 Good to see you. 496 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:48,820 East Coast, this is your big chance now. 497 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:49,820 This is a bonus round. 498 00:20:49,900 --> 00:20:50,820 So you got three questions. 499 00:20:50,900 --> 00:20:52,820 You can take 10, 20, or 30 points apiece. 500 00:20:52,900 --> 00:20:54,820 Let me tell you the category. 501 00:20:54,900 --> 00:20:57,840 The category is songs having to do with technology. 502 00:20:57,900 --> 00:20:58,840 All right? 503 00:20:58,900 --> 00:21:01,840 Songs having to do with technology. 504 00:21:01,900 --> 00:21:03,840 10, 20, or 30 points a question. 505 00:21:03,900 --> 00:21:04,840 30 points. 506 00:21:04,900 --> 00:21:06,840 Oh, my God, all the way. 507 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:08,780 Wow. 508 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,780 You wear the risk-taking clothes. 509 00:21:11,860 --> 00:21:13,780 When Microsoft launched Windows 95, 510 00:21:13,860 --> 00:21:16,800 they got the clever idea of using a Rolling Stones song 511 00:21:16,860 --> 00:21:18,800 to launch their event. 512 00:21:18,860 --> 00:21:19,800 The song was Start Me Up. 513 00:21:19,860 --> 00:21:20,800 That's too easy. 514 00:21:20,860 --> 00:21:21,800 That's not the question. 515 00:21:21,860 --> 00:21:24,800 How much did Microsoft pay the Rolling Stones 516 00:21:24,860 --> 00:21:27,800 for the right to use the song Start Me Up? 517 00:21:27,860 --> 00:21:31,800 Was it $500,000, $1 million, $12 million, 518 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:33,800 or did they get it for nothing? 519 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:35,800 You've got 10 seconds to consult. 520 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,700 How much, if anything, did Microsoft pay 521 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,700 to use Start Me Up from the Rolling Stones? 522 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:42,700 Mike? 523 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:43,700 $1 million. 524 00:21:43,780 --> 00:21:44,700 No, I'm sorry. 525 00:21:44,780 --> 00:21:46,700 $12 million was the answer. 526 00:21:46,780 --> 00:21:48,700 $12 million was the answer. 527 00:21:48,780 --> 00:21:49,700 Yeah. 528 00:21:49,780 --> 00:21:51,720 This is the Rolling Stones. 529 00:21:51,780 --> 00:21:52,720 Don't forget. 530 00:21:52,780 --> 00:21:54,720 No price is too high. 531 00:21:54,780 --> 00:21:55,720 You still got time. 532 00:21:55,780 --> 00:21:56,720 You still got time. 533 00:21:56,780 --> 00:21:57,720 They're getting easier. 534 00:21:57,780 --> 00:21:59,720 I'm getting 10 for being here. 535 00:21:59,780 --> 00:22:00,720 What are you talking about? 536 00:22:00,780 --> 00:22:01,720 10 what? 537 00:22:01,780 --> 00:22:02,720 10 mil. 538 00:22:02,780 --> 00:22:03,720 All right. 539 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:04,720 Aren't you getting paid? 540 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:05,640 Yes. 541 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:07,640 10 million shares of Yo-Yo Don. 542 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:08,640 No. 543 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:09,640 All right. 544 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:12,660 Earlier this year, Bill Gates sang a song 545 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:15,660 on national television on the ABC program 2020. 546 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:17,660 What song did he sing? 547 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:20,660 Gates sang a song on 2020 on ABC. 548 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:21,660 What was the song? 549 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:23,660 Twinkle, twinkle, little star. 550 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:24,660 Right. 551 00:22:24,740 --> 00:22:25,660 30 points. 552 00:22:25,740 --> 00:22:26,660 Okay. 553 00:22:26,740 --> 00:22:27,660 Good. 554 00:22:27,740 --> 00:22:29,660 You're back where you started from. 555 00:22:29,740 --> 00:22:30,660 All right. 556 00:22:30,740 --> 00:22:32,640 Another chance to make 30 points and catch up here. 557 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:35,580 When you start Windows 95, by default, 558 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:37,580 it makes a distinctive musical sound. 559 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:39,580 That short piece of music, believe it or not, 560 00:22:39,660 --> 00:22:41,580 was created by a well-known musician. 561 00:22:41,660 --> 00:22:47,600 Was it David Bowie, Nick Jagger, Brian Eno, or Elton John? 562 00:22:47,660 --> 00:22:50,600 Who made that little b-ding noise on Windows 95? 563 00:22:50,660 --> 00:22:52,600 It was written by Jagger. 564 00:22:52,660 --> 00:22:54,600 It was John Philip Sousa, wasn't it? 565 00:22:54,660 --> 00:22:55,600 That's another noise. 566 00:22:55,660 --> 00:22:56,600 The little b-ding? 567 00:22:56,660 --> 00:22:57,600 That's right. 568 00:22:57,660 --> 00:22:58,600 See? 569 00:22:58,660 --> 00:22:59,600 All right. 570 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,600 Jagger, Eno, John, or Bowie? 571 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:02,560 Eno. 572 00:23:02,620 --> 00:23:03,560 Eno's right, 30 points. 573 00:23:03,620 --> 00:23:04,560 All right. 574 00:23:04,620 --> 00:23:07,560 Easy. 575 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:08,560 All right. 576 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:10,560 All right, it's getting close. 577 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,560 West Coast, 80, East Coast, 30 now. 578 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,580 John, go to it. 579 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:16,580 Our last year, a young man named Dennis Fong 580 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:18,580 won the Intergraph Quake Red Annihilation Tournament, 581 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,580 the world's richest computer game competition. 582 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,580 He won $60,000 in prize money and something else. 583 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,580 What is that something else? 584 00:23:26,660 --> 00:23:28,580 I know the answer to that. 585 00:23:28,660 --> 00:23:29,580 All right, Denise? 586 00:23:29,580 --> 00:23:32,480 A bundled package of Windows 98. 587 00:23:32,540 --> 00:23:34,480 No, no, no. 588 00:23:34,540 --> 00:23:36,480 He actually won a Ferrari sports car. 589 00:23:36,540 --> 00:23:38,480 Guy's name was Thresh. 590 00:23:38,540 --> 00:23:39,480 Same price. 591 00:23:39,540 --> 00:23:41,480 Yeah, same price. 592 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:42,480 All right, we have... 593 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:43,480 Same amount of memory. 594 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:44,480 Equally reliable. 595 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:46,500 Uh-oh, uh-oh. 596 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:49,500 Our next celebrity question is from Oliver Strimple, 597 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,500 executive director of the Computer Museum. 598 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:54,500 Here is Oliver's question. 599 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:57,500 Intel's latest version of the Pentium processor 600 00:23:57,500 --> 00:24:00,480 is the Pentium II chip. 601 00:24:00,540 --> 00:24:04,480 In what country did Intel first offer the Pentium II for sale? 602 00:24:04,540 --> 00:24:10,480 Was it Japan, the United States, China, or Israel? 603 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:12,480 All right, Scott? 604 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:13,480 The United States. 605 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:15,500 No, that's not correct, I'm afraid. 606 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:16,500 The correct answer was China. 607 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:18,500 Believe it or not, the correct answer was China. 608 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:20,500 John, give him the next question. 609 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,500 All right, there are a lot of strange websites out there 610 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:24,500 without the URLs. 611 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:26,500 Which of the following is not a real website? 612 00:24:26,500 --> 00:24:28,440 Read it. 613 00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:31,440 The cat that looks like Hitler, 614 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,440 the official French fries page, 615 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,420 driveways of the rich and famous, 616 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:38,420 or underwater baseball? 617 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:39,420 All right, Seth. 618 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,420 Driveways of the rich and famous. 619 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:44,420 I knew you'd say that, but you're wrong. 620 00:24:44,500 --> 00:24:47,420 It is underwater baseball is not a website. 621 00:24:47,500 --> 00:24:48,420 The other ones actually are. 622 00:24:48,500 --> 00:24:50,440 Go ahead, John, give him another one. 623 00:24:50,500 --> 00:24:53,440 The Prodigy Online service began as a joint venture 624 00:24:53,500 --> 00:24:55,440 between two large corporations. 625 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:56,380 One of them was IBM. 626 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:57,380 Who was the other partner? 627 00:24:57,440 --> 00:24:59,380 All right, was that Mark? 628 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:00,380 Yes, Sears. 629 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:01,380 Sears, of course. 630 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:02,380 Objection. 631 00:25:02,460 --> 00:25:03,380 Objection. 632 00:25:03,460 --> 00:25:05,380 Mark's Light was a hit. 633 00:25:05,460 --> 00:25:06,380 My biggest client. 634 00:25:06,460 --> 00:25:07,380 It was three companies. 635 00:25:07,460 --> 00:25:08,380 Three companies. 636 00:25:08,460 --> 00:25:09,380 CBS. 637 00:25:09,460 --> 00:25:10,380 CBS. 638 00:25:10,460 --> 00:25:12,400 But also, Mark's Light was a hit. 639 00:25:12,460 --> 00:25:13,400 Hold it, hold it, hold it. 640 00:25:13,460 --> 00:25:15,400 Judges, East Coast is right, 641 00:25:15,460 --> 00:25:17,400 therefore West Coast is wrong. 642 00:25:17,460 --> 00:25:18,400 But the question you asked... 643 00:25:18,460 --> 00:25:19,400 No, no, no, no. 644 00:25:19,460 --> 00:25:20,400 You asked it. 645 00:25:20,460 --> 00:25:21,400 I asked it. 646 00:25:21,460 --> 00:25:22,400 I know that. 647 00:25:22,460 --> 00:25:23,400 We will throw out the question and move on. 648 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:24,400 How's that? 649 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,320 Throw out the question and move on. 650 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,320 All right, John, give him the next one. 651 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:29,320 Maybe this will be less controversial. 652 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,320 Software packaging has become a fine art. 653 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:33,320 While many programs are still packaged 654 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:35,320 in traditional rectangular boxes, 655 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,320 some have more unusual containers. 656 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:39,320 When particular graphics programs 657 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,320 come packaged in a paint can... 658 00:25:41,380 --> 00:25:44,320 Walt Dixon has the answer. 659 00:25:44,380 --> 00:25:47,320 Painter, dabbler... 660 00:25:49,380 --> 00:25:50,320 No. 661 00:25:50,380 --> 00:25:53,320 Is that the name of your pets? 662 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:55,260 Nothing there. 663 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:56,260 All right. 664 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:57,260 I don't know. 665 00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:58,260 What do you say, judges? 666 00:25:58,340 --> 00:25:59,260 That's...that's... 667 00:25:59,340 --> 00:26:01,260 It's Fractal Design Painter. 668 00:26:01,340 --> 00:26:03,260 And since clearly you said Frank was Painter, 669 00:26:03,340 --> 00:26:04,260 so I think that's... 670 00:26:04,340 --> 00:26:05,280 Yes, yes. 671 00:26:05,340 --> 00:26:06,280 Yes, all right. 672 00:26:06,340 --> 00:26:07,280 Walt wins. 673 00:26:07,340 --> 00:26:10,280 All right, last question of this round coming up. 674 00:26:10,340 --> 00:26:11,280 Go ahead, John. 675 00:26:11,340 --> 00:26:13,280 Oh, what a modest man, huh? 676 00:26:13,340 --> 00:26:14,280 All right. 677 00:26:14,340 --> 00:26:17,280 Veronica is the name for Internet search tool. 678 00:26:17,340 --> 00:26:19,280 The name Veronica is, in fact, an acronym. 679 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:24,240 What do the letters V-E-R-O-N-I-C-A stand for? 680 00:26:24,300 --> 00:26:26,240 Who knows what the Veronica acronym is? 681 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:28,240 Boy, nobody's buzzing here real quickly. 682 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,240 What does Veronica stand for? 683 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:31,240 It is an acronym. 684 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:32,240 Go ahead, Mark. 685 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:36,260 I don't know, but it's bundled with Windows 98. 686 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,260 Can you get that on a Mac? 687 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,260 All right, that was a tough one. 688 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:42,260 It stands for, believe it or not, 689 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:45,260 Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Netwide Index 690 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,260 to Computerized Archives. 691 00:26:47,260 --> 00:26:49,180 Why didn't you get that? 692 00:26:49,260 --> 00:26:50,180 Damn. 693 00:26:50,260 --> 00:26:52,180 I hate when that happens. 694 00:26:52,260 --> 00:26:56,180 That is the end of round two, ladies and gentlemen. 695 00:26:56,260 --> 00:26:59,180 The West Coast has 80, the East Coast has 40. 696 00:26:59,260 --> 00:27:01,180 Two rounds to go. 697 00:27:01,260 --> 00:27:04,180 Computer Chronicles is made possible in part by 698 00:27:04,260 --> 00:27:07,180 SoftSource, Inc., publishers of Pro1 Software, 699 00:27:07,260 --> 00:27:10,180 educational software for young adults. 700 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:17,180 And by Z Auction, the live online shopping experience. 701 00:27:17,180 --> 00:27:22,120 Additional funding from PC Connection and Mac Connection, 702 00:27:22,180 --> 00:27:24,120 the catalog and online superstore 703 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:26,120 with PC and Mac products, 704 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,120 toll-free technical support and overnight delivery. 705 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,140 And by Windows Magazine, 706 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:34,140 delivering desktop, enterprise, 707 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:37,140 and Internet computing news, reviews, features, 708 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,140 and how-tos for a Windows world, 709 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:43,140 because the world runs on Windows. 710 00:27:43,140 --> 00:27:46,100 To purchase a videotape copy of today's program, 711 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:51,100 call toll-free 1-888-310-7850. 712 00:27:51,180 --> 00:27:55,100 Please specify the show number and the topic. 713 00:27:58,180 --> 00:28:00,120 Next week on the Computer Chronicles, 714 00:28:00,180 --> 00:28:02,120 the conclusion of the Computer Bowl. 715 00:28:02,180 --> 00:28:05,120 We'll go back to Boston for the final two rounds 716 00:28:05,180 --> 00:28:07,120 of this 10th annual Computer Bowl 717 00:28:07,180 --> 00:28:11,120 to see whether the techies from the East Coast can catch up. 718 00:28:11,120 --> 00:28:16,080 We'll see who knows more about the trivia of computers and the Internet. 719 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:20,080 Cheers star John Ratzenberger joins me again as co-host. 720 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,080 The contestants will be the same, 721 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,080 including Netscape's Mark Andreessen, 722 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:27,080 New York Times columnist Denise Caruso, 723 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:28,080 Intuit's Scott Cook, 724 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:30,080 SBA president Ken Walsh, 725 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:32,080 Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal, 726 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:35,080 and Robert Ziff of Ziff Brothers Investments. 727 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:37,080 The conclusion of Computer Bowl X from Boston 728 00:28:37,140 --> 00:28:40,080 coming up next week on the Computer Chronicles. 729 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:49,020 ♪♪ 730 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:57,020 ♪♪ 731 00:28:57,020 --> 00:29:11,960 ♪♪